4chan - Wikipedia
4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including video games, …
4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere - WIRED
Apr 22, 2025 · It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.
How the Internet Left 4chan Behind - The New Yorker
Apr 30, 2025 · The anonymous forum thrived when edgelord content wasn’t acceptable on more mainstream social media. Today, it can be found most anywhere.
Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board
Apr 22, 2025 · The controversial online message board 4chan has remained offline for nearly a week following a reported hack that exposed moderators and backend systems.
4chan, which was taken down by a massive hack, has finally returned ...
Apr 27, 2025 · 4chan is an anonymous message board site that was founded under the influence of Japan's Futaba Channel . 4chan is the largest source of Internet memes in the English-speaking …
What happened to 4chan? | The Week
Apr 23, 2025 · The hacker posted screenshots allegedly showing 4chan's "back end, source code, and templates to ban users," said Tech Crunch, along with a list of the names of 4chan moderators and …
4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still ... - Engadget
Apr 27, 2025 · 4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems For better or for worse, the contentious imageboard isn’t going down without a fight.
4Chan Is Back Online, But Is the Aura of Anonymity Dead?
Apr 28, 2025 · The infamous image board, 4Chan, is back online after several weeks of downtime following an extreme hack that saw its source code leaked, alongside personal details for many of its …
4chan, internet’s ‘most notorious website’, is likely dead
Apr 17, 2025 · 4chan, the internet's most notorious website, was reportedly hacked on April 14 and has been down ever since. Image courtesy: Britannica The internet’s dark basement, the litterbox of the …
4chan back online - MSN
4chan was founded by Christopher "Moot" Poole when he was just 15. A regular user on slightly less anarchic comedy site Something Awful, Poole… wanted to give Western anime fans their own ...
